Micah 7:6

Micah 7:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.
• New International Version (NIV)For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises up against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law— a man’s enemies are the members of his own household.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for the son treats the father with contempt, the daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For son dishonors father, Daughter rises against her mother, Daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; A man’s enemies are the men of his own household.

Context of Micah 7:6

4Even the best of them is like a brier; the most honest is as dangerous as a hedge of thorns. But your judgment day is coming swiftly now. Your time of punishment is here, a time of confusion. 5Don’t trust anyone— not your best friend or even your wife! For the son despises his father. The daughter defies her mother. The daughter-in-law defies her mother-in-law. Your enemies are right in your own household! 7As for me, I look to the Lord for help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me. 8Do not gloat over me, my enemies! For though I fall, I will rise again. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.

Micah 7:6 word by word

כִּֽי־בֵן֙ מְנַבֵּ֣ל אָ֔ב בַּ֚ת קָמָ֣ה בְאִמָּ֔הּ כַּלָּ֖ה בַּחֲמֹתָ֑הּ אֹיְבֵ֥י אִ֖ישׁ אַנְשֵׁ֥י בֵיתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• dishonourethנָבַלnâbêl · be senselessH5034
• the fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• riseth upקוּםqûm · to arise: attackH6965
• against her motherאֵם'êm · motherH517
• the daughter in lawכַּלָּהkallâh · daughter-in-lawH3618
• against her mother in lawחֲמוֹתchămôth chămôth · mother-in-lawH2545
• a man’sאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• of his own houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004

Cross-references for Micah 7:6

• Genesis 9:22Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked and went outside and told his brothers.
• Genesis 49:4But you are as unruly as a flood, and you will be first no longer. For you went to bed with my wife; you defiled my marriage couch.
• 2 Samuel 15:10But while he was there, he sent secret messengers to all the tribes of Israel to stir up a rebellion against the king. “As soon as you hear the ram’s horn,” his message read, “you are to say, ‘Absalom has been crowned king in Hebron.’”
• 2 Samuel 16:11Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “My own son is trying to kill me. Doesn’t this relative of Saul have even more reason to do so? Leave him alone and let him curse, for the Lord has told him to do it.
• Proverbs 30:11Some people curse their father and do not thank their mother.
• Ezekiel 22:7Fathers and mothers are treated with contempt. Foreigners are forced to pay for protection. Orphans and widows are wronged and oppressed among you.
• Matthew 10:21“A brother will betray his brother to death, a father will betray his own child, and children will rebel against their parents and cause them to be killed.
• Luke 12:53‘Father will be divided against son and son against father; mother against daughter and daughter against mother; and mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.’ ”
• Luke 21:16Even those closest to you—your parents, brothers, relatives, and friends—will betray you. They will even kill some of you.
• 2 Timothy 3:2For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred.
• Psalms 41:9Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely, the one who shared my food, has turned against me.
• Psalms 55:12It is not an enemy who taunts me— I could bear that. It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult me— I could have hidden from them.
• Jeremiah 12:6Even your brothers, members of your own family, have turned against you. They plot and raise complaints against you. Do not trust them, no matter how pleasantly they speak.
• Jeremiah 20:10I have heard the many rumors about me. They call me “The Man Who Lives in Terror.” They threaten, “If you say anything, we will report it.” Even my old friends are watching me, waiting for a fatal slip. “He will trap himself,” they say, “and then we will get our revenge on him.”
• Obadiah 1:7“All your allies will turn against you. They will help to chase you from your land. They will promise you peace while plotting to deceive and destroy you. Your trusted friends will set traps for you, and you won’t even know about it.
• Matthew 26:23He replied, “One of you who has just eaten from this bowl with me will betray me.

Commentaries on Micah 7:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6For the son dishonoreth the father - See the use our Lord has made of these words, where he quotes them, Matthew 10:21; (note), Matthew 10:25; (note), Matthew 10:36; (note), and the notes there.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6Do not rely on a friend: Bitterness, corruption, and betrayal had harmed the community of the Lord's people (compare Matthew 10:34–36; Luke 12:52–53).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. son dishonoureth the father--The state of unnatural lawlessness in all relations of life is here described which is to characterize the last times, before Messiah comes to punish the ungodly and save Israel (compare Lu 21:16; 2Ti 3:1-3).Read the comment

Topics related to Micah 7:6

• Children
• Daughter-In-Law
• Despondency
• Sin
• War

In the dictionaries

• Daughter-in-Law
• Mother-in-Law
• Light
• Mouth
• Net
• Child; Children
• Father
• Micah (2)
• Relationships, Family

Commentaries on Micah 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings